Pago Pago
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/place/32430
- Note
- "Pago Pago (/ˈpɑːŋɡoʊˈpɑːŋɡoʊ/ PAHNG-oh-PAHNG-oh; Samoan: [ˈpaŋo ˈpaŋo]) is the territorial capital of American Samoa. It is in Maoputasi County on Tutuila, which is American Samoa´s main island.
Pago Pago is home to one of the deepest natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered from wind and rough seas, and strategically located.:52:12 The harbor is also one of the best protected in the South Pacific,:11 which gives American Samoa a natural advantage because it makes landing fish for processing easier.:61 Tourism, entertainment, food, and tuna canning are its main industries. As of 1993, Pago Pago was the world´s fourth-largest tuna processor.:353 It was home to two of the largest tuna companies in the world: Chicken of the Sea and StarKist, which together exported an estimated $445 million in canned tuna to the U.S. mainland. The total value of fish landed in Pago Pago — about $200,000,000 annually — is higher than in any other port in any U.S. state or territory. " - (en.wikipedia.org 12.08.2021) - Latitude
- -14.279444694519
- Longitude
- -170.70056152344
- Inhabitants
- 11,500
- Elevation
- 2
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